Randy Ready Quotations

I always wondered, well could you go from A ball to the Major Leagues? It seems like a long stretch. Most people feel the game really becomes a game from Double A up. You've got more prospects, more of an understanding of the game. I think it was nice to be considered, knowing I still have a possibility to go from A ball to the Major Leagues.

He is just a versatile guy that can be moved around and used in any situation. Right now, he is our guy to finish games. I think so far he has done a pretty good job.

He is a contact guy, but he can also get some batters out using the strikeout. Basically, his command of his pitches dictates where the hitter makes contact. You like to have that in a pitcher.

He didn't shine the way he wanted to last year (at Eugene). But he came into this season with a plan and he is executing things.

Guys missed some pitches to hit. In the last two weeks, we really haven't. That's gonna happen.

I think Ben saw Nick coming out, and there was no communication. Nick thought he was going to pick it up. I think we got a little tentative and we didn't even have a play.

I think I would rather hold back on the celebration until mid?September. It's not always now we start but how we finish that's important. Myself and my staff and these young men as they start getting an understanding of playing baseball at the professional level and if they do that they'll have success. They go hand in hand.

(Johnston) has been hot. Anything he touches right now seems to work out for him.

We get one (out), but it kinda opened the flood gates.

We aren't going to hit home runs day in and day out. It is going to be the little things that are going to make or break this season for us, moving runners over, getting runners in from (third base) with less than two outs. Those are the things we need to do.

We have been fortunate so far this season in the weather; typically we have to go through more games like this early. But I think we did a nice job of keeping the pressure on their pitching staff all night.

We talked about coming ready to pitch and play, and I think that was the difference. Josh came out and took charge of the game. We came out aggressive swinging the bats, put some runs up early and that gave us some breathing room.

We just took a series against a pretty good ball club. We talk about winning series, two out of three, three out of four. It was nice to get a series win on opening weekend.

We showed some guts all night. We kept them hanging around. We probably could have pitched a little better, but the guys played the full game, that's for sure.

You gotta be able to pitch inside to have effectiveness. Especially we've got some big guys that, (Tuesday) night, we swung the bats pretty well against them. They probably adjusted and said, 'We're going to pitch inside.' Everybody's got to do it.

It seems like he's getting a real good look at the baseball. We talk about that day in, day out. And if you talk to anybody that's run in to a pretty good streak going, they're saying that. He's squaring up a lot of baseballs right now.

It's not so much quantity as it is quality. In our daily preparation, it's routine stuff. We emphasize fundamentals: We catch the ball and try to throw it straight. You try to find some type of comfort zone where if my practice habits are good, they carry over into the game.

It's important the games are being played and the fans have an opportunity to come to the ballpark.

This is just how it's materialized guys picking each other up. If somebody doesn't come through or get the hit, it seems like the next guy is picking him up. It's 25 guys collectively, and so far, we've been able to ham and egg that.

Not only is he patient, but he has a great two-strike approach. We emphasize bearing down and focusing when you have two strikes; Seth does a tremendous job in that capacity.

He's a pretty even-keel kid. He's going to be a guy who can stay away from the peaks and valleys. That's a big advantage in this game. His personality suits his position well.

He pitched well. It looked like he got away from his game plan a little bit but bounced right back. He showed confidence.

You can't rely on that many runs a night. They'll adjust and be ready to go (today).